Thread subject: Diptera.info :: spanish Conopidae

Posted by Norbert on 16-02-2010 13:13
#1

Dear all;

Enclosed a Conopidae from spanish mountains (Portugal border, ~ 600m, beginning of August)
In my search I was focusing for characteristic white spots on Abdomen and Thorax but found nothing ..

Maybe a Conops spec?

There is very few Bombus around, so probably host is Vespa spec or any Orthoptera...

Could someone give hints?

Thanks for help;

Norbert.

Posted by jhstuke on 16-02-2010 15:56
#2

Physocephala female - one of the taxonomicall very difficult species even if you would have the specimen at hand.

Jens-Hermann